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Experiences with medical treatments
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AngelMed Guardian implantable cardiac monitor and alert system
- By martzj · New reply August 27, 2009
- 2 replies
- Ladies, It is finally here! Still in clinical trials in the US now, and at the hospital 8 minutes from my house! This little implantable gizmo can warn and send wireless alert up to 2 HOURS BEFORE heart ...
Cough, Cough, Cough
- By Matonto013 · New reply August 24, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi Ladies, Yes, I've got another question. For five days now I've had a really dry cough, don't know if its a cough or due to one medication I've been taking for 6 months, (Lisinopril). The Dr explained ...
CT Angiogram for stress test?
- By AZMommy · New reply August 24, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hello All, I had a question concerning the above mentioned test. My docs have scheduled me for one and said to expect this to take about 4 hours. I was under the impression that a CT scan was rather fast ...
Endarterectomy
- By martzj · New reply August 22, 2009
- 14 replies
- What is endarterectomy? Endarterectomy is the general term for the surgical removal of plaque from an artery that has become narrowed or blocked. Your arteries are normally smooth and unobstructed on ...
'Big Money Behind Opposition to Health Plan Legislation'
- By Kennarina · New reply August 20, 2009
- 22 replies
- Hello Heart Sisters, The following wisdom is from Dr. Charlotte Thompson, a pediatrician and professor of medicine at UC San Diego, and a practising physician for over 50 years. "It is hard to believe ...
1 YEAR TODAY FOR ICD IMPLANT!!!!
- By sunshine3D · New reply August 17, 2009
- 10 replies
- I made it 1 year without incident after the ICD was implanted for cardiomyopathy! God has kept His hand on me and I am MUCH better...so much that I almost forget about the little guy most of the time ...
Late post-CABG cognitive deficits: Disease or surgery?
- By martzj · New reply August 15, 2009
- 4 replies
- Late post-CABG cognitive deficits: It's the disease, not the surgery? Baltimore, MD - That cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) support during CABG surgery could worsen long-term cognitive function used to be ...
Exertional Shortness of Breath
- By joyce114 · New reply August 15, 2009
- 6 replies
- I would like to ask anyone for their opinions and suggestions to a current problem I have been experiencing. I have a few "symptoms" that I don't know if they are considered a "diagnosis" or not: atherosclerosis ...
EJECTION FRACTION - IS THERE WAY TO RAISE IT
- By rosa57 · New reply August 15, 2009
- 24 replies
- Hi everyone, I am trying to find information on how to raise ejection fraction after the heart attack. I read about 20 books about heart and heart attacks but none of them had any information about this ...
One month for every hour you were under
- By martzj · New reply August 13, 2009
- 6 replies
- "One MONTH to recover from each HOUR you have been under" is what they told me at the hospital." Page 92 from SAILING GRACE by John Otterbacher. His tally is one year at that point, 7 procedures in 7 ...
Statins Cause Muscle Damage
- By vrolijk · New reply August 9, 2009
- 8 replies
- Finally in the media!! I was not crazy after all or depressed!! Remember always your heart is the largest involuntary muscle in our body..... Statins drugs, which are medications widely used to lower ...
Plavix Rash
- By jaguar63122 · New reply August 7, 2009
- 15 replies
- Hello all...Has anyone had a rash since taking plavix? I brok out in a complete body rash (head to toe) after taking Plavix for 1 week. I then got a shot of steroids and it went away. My cardiologist ...
Cardiomyopathy and Weight Loss
- By tammysheart · New reply August 3, 2009
- 4 replies
- I'm a 39 year old woman who was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy 3 years ago, April 16th. I was in congestive heart failure when this was discovered. My ejection fraction was at 15%. Since then, I've had ...
Blood Thinners and menopause
- By mysparetimedesign · New reply August 3, 2009
- 12 replies
- Just told I need an aortic valve replacement and understand now that i have to take a blood thinner....but I've started to have irregular, and heavy periods and am terrified this will make them even heavier...and ...
Device to monitor ICD
- By sunshine3D · New reply July 30, 2009
- 7 replies
- Recently I went to a new electrophysiologist for my ICD to be evaluated and to establish with a new doc. I was told that my ICD was supposed to "come with" the Merlin device that monitors activity in ...
Cardiac Catheterization--should I be skeptical?
- By mary34 · New reply July 28, 2009
- 17 replies
- I am new to this group, and am a concerned daughter. My mother is 57 years old, and has undergone several tests for palpitations that put her in the ER a few months ago. She has undergone a stress test ...
Hypothetical
- By Yatchzee · New reply July 27, 2009
- 14 replies
- If you came upon a situation where a person is possibly having a heart attack and 911 has been called, would you offer up nitro from your supply? This has not happened but would like to know what would ...
Cleveland Clinic Advice
- By NewAllie · New reply July 23, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hi Everyone, Thanks to your input and advice, I'm convinced that going to the Cleveland Clinic is the next right thing to do. Can any of you who have been there offer any advice about going there? Any ...
64 slice CT scan
- By shell1925 · New reply July 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hello everyone! Has anyone ever had a 64 slice CT scan? They are sending me for that instead of the cardiac cath because of my age (31) and the fact that all tests are negative. Anyone know the reliability ...
Dilation of Descending Thoracic Aorta
- By RamRangarajan · New reply July 14, 2009
- 4 replies
- Hello all: I am not sure if I could post this question for my father on a site dedicated for woman. I hope I am allowed to post this question. The responses will be really helpful. My father has in the ...
